Organisers of the Turkish Grand Prix have abandoned plans to invite fans to November’s race because of Covid-19. A statement from the Istanbul governor’s office on Monday said the event at the Istanbul Park track on 13-15 November would be held without spectators. Organisers of the race, which was last held in 2011, had hoped to attract a crowd of up to 100,000. The first eight races of the season were held behind closed doors, but the past two grands prix have been held with spectators. The first was the Tuscan Grand Prix, when 2,800 spectators a day were allowed into the Mugello track over the weekend of 11-13 September. The Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, the most recent event held, also invited spectators, while this weekend’s Eifel Grand Prix at Germany’s Nurburgring will allow up to 20,000 fans.

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